Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Arrigo Boito Based On works by William Shakespeare Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1948 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor William Steinberg Stage Director(s) William Wymetal Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Sir John Falstaff Salvatore Baccaloni Fenton, a young nobleman Max Lichtegg Ford, a wealthy burgher Robert Weede Dr. Caius, a physician John Garris Bardolph, a follower of Falstaff Alessio De Paolis Pistol, a follower of Falstaff Lorenzo Alvary Mistress Ford Regina Resnik Nannetta, her daughter Licia Albanese(9/14) Dorothy Warenskjold(10/7) Dame Quickly Ebe Stignani(9/14) Cloe Elmo(10/7) Mistress Page Herta Glaz Page Kathleen Lawlor Innkeeper Paul Guenter Show Dates Tue, Sep 14 1948, 8pm Thu, Oct 7 1948, 8pm Time and Place Fifteenth Century; Windsor Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Room at the Garter Inn Scene 2 -- Courtyard at Ford's Home Act II, Scene 1 -- Same as Act I, Scene 1 Scene 2 -- Room in Ford's Home Act III, Scene 1 -- Same as Act I, Scene 1 Scene 2 -- Windsor Forest at Night Media Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Alessio de Paolis (Bardolfo), Lorenzo Alvary (Pistola) Credit Strohmeyer Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Alessio de Paolis (Bardolfo), Salvatore Baccaloni (Falstaff), Lorenzo Alvary (Pistola), Ebe Stignadi (Mistress Quickly) Credit Strohmeyer Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Salvatore Baccaloni (Falstaff) Credit Strohmeyer Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Regina Resnik (Mistress Ford) Credit Unknown Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1948_09_compressed.pdf (7.94 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- "Falstaff" opened the 1948 season.
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Alessio de Paolis (Bardolfo), Lorenzo Alvary (Pistola) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Alessio de Paolis (Bardolfo), Salvatore Baccaloni (Falstaff), Lorenzo Alvary (Pistola), Ebe Stignadi (Mistress Quickly) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Salvatore Baccaloni (Falstaff) Credit Strohmeyer
Image Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Regina Resnik (Mistress Ford) Credit Unknown